Just over a year ago, it was possible to stand alongside Padraig Harrington
and wonder if he had lost a little too much weight. At 6ft 1in, the triple
major champion had got himself down to 11½ stone and looked slightly gaunt.

So what are we to make of the “new” Harrington, the man who has arrived on
tour this year with his weight hovering around 14½ stone and with a small
pot belly to boot?

You do not have to skirt around the issue. The Irishman, the most approachable
of all the major champions, is only too pleased to